# Sol Forman

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**Sol Forman** (July 1, 1903 – November 22, 2001) was an American restaurateur who owned [Peter Luger Steak House](/source/Peter_Luger_Steak_House).[1]

## Biography

Forman was born on the [Lower East Side](/source/Lower_East_Side) of [Manhattan](/source/Manhattan) around July 1, 1903. He dropped out of high school to support his family and formed a partnership with his brother and sister to start a metalware business called Forman Family, which was located across the street from [Peter Luger Steak House](/source/Peter_Luger_Steak_House). Forman became a frequent customer of the steakhouse and bought the restaurant at auction as the only bidder after it was forced to close in 1950 due to declining sales.[1][2]

Forman helped revive the ailing steakhouse and transformed it into one of [New York City](/source/New_York_City)'s most well-known steakhouses.[3] He continue to run the restaurant after he closed his metalware business in the 1980s. He opened a branch of the steakhouse on [Long Island](/source/Long_Island) in 1961.[1]

## Personal life

Forman lived in [Flatbush, Brooklyn](/source/Flatbush,_Brooklyn) until his death. He died on November 22, 2001, at 98 years old.[1] He passed on ownership to his daughters, Marilyn Spiera and Amy Rubenstein, who run the business along with Spiera's daughter Jody Storch.[2] All of his children graduated from [Barnard College](/source/Barnard_College).[4]

His daughter, Elissa "Ellie" Cullman,[5] is married to Edgar M. Cullman, Jr., son of [Edgar M. Cullman](/source/Edgar_M._Cullman), who owned the [General Cigar Company](/source/General_Cigar_Company). His other daughter, Amy Rubenstein, was married to public relations expert [Howard J. Rubenstein](/source/Howard_J._Rubenstein) until his death in 2020.[6]

## References

1. Martin, Douglas (2001-11-27). ["Sol Forman, 98, Owner of Famed Steakhouse"](https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/27/nyregion/sol-forman-98-owner-of-famed-steakhouse.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN 0362-4331](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2022-05-13.

1. ["The Meat Doctor"](http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/06/30/the-meat-doctor). *The New Yorker*. 2003-06-23. Retrieved 2022-05-13.

1. Neuman, William (2001-11-27). ["PETER LUGER OWNER SOL FORMAN DIES"](https://nypost.com/2001/11/27/peter-luger-owner-sol-forman-dies/). *New York Post*. Retrieved 2022-05-13.

1. ["Creating a Career & a Company"](https://barnard.edu/magazine/winter-2014/creating-career-company). *Barnard Magazine*. Retrieved 2022-05-13.

1. ["Elissa Forman Is Wed To Edgar M. Cullman Jr."](https://www.nytimes.com/1968/11/03/archives/elissa-forman-is-wed-to-edgar-m-cullman-jr.html). *The New York Times*. 1968-11-03. [ISSN 0362-4331](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2022-05-13.

1. ["The Rubenstein Family"](https://observer.com/2006/12/the-rubenstein-family/). *Observer*. 2006-12-18. Retrieved 2022-05-13.

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